6Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.


In Context

3 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

4 An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

5 Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

6 Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.

7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

8 A stone of grace is the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, Whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children’s children [are] the crown of old men; and the glory of children [are] their fathers.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.